There were a couple of Huh o's, but nothing serious. The very common running the wrong way through a turnout. Everyone seemed to enjoy it. Thanks Anthony!
Very cool to see the family railroading together, Dennis. It’s great when your layout lets you do ops sessions or just running the trains. Happy ya, brother. 😁😎👍🏼
That was great, Dennis. It gives you a chance to work the bugs out and not get your chops broken with a regular crew. The layout looks wonderful and the family looked like they had fun. The kids love the camera, momma, not so much, lol.
Yeah, the wife is a little camera shy, but she did enjoy picking up imaginary hobos at all the stations! Unfortunately the others were only visiting for a week or so. They live in Montana, so no regular crew!
Overall it went really well. There were a couple of driving errors due to misaligned turnouts but everything ran smooth. Now I have a pretty good idea of how a more serious session might go.
Yes, it all went very well. Only a few short circuits due to misaligned turnouts but the circuit breakers worked and there wasn't any serious issues. Thanks for stopping by Paul!
That was fun to watch!!! Enjoyed the music too!!!! You have a GREAT layout Dennis!!!! Can't wait to see some scenery, but run it and run it to find any faults first!!!! It's easy to change stuff before scenery is put down!!!! Wish my family would run with me!!!!
Thanks Dave! Yes, there is a lot of self induced pressure to start scenery but I know I should operate as much as possible to find issues before I begin. Thanks for stopping by!
@@OtterCreek I think I ran my layout for about a year before I tarted any real scenery. I worked out any bugs while the working was easy. Love the layout!!! COOL!!!
I'm not sure how to answer. Over on this side of the ocean this is called HOn3. HO scale and 3 feet Narrow Gauge. It is 1:87 scale or what I think equates to 1:221 centimeters. The prototype track, rail head to rail head measures 3 feet, or just shy of one meter. I'm not sure what the modeled track measures, it's probably a bit over scale from the prototype. Hope that helps! Thanks for stopping in!
@@OtterCreek Thanks, than you can use or use standard Peco tracks and it is more or less 12mm. Thanks, we call it H0m, but it is still narrow gauge. Your steam locomotives look awesome! And your layout is incredible. 😍 Thanks for sharing!
What area of Montana are they from? If they're close by I'd love to invite them to an operating session at my Friend's Mullan pass Layout that i do a lot of filming on.
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Very cool Dennis to see the whole family involved in running the layout. Congrats on your first Ops session! - Jason
Thanks Jason, it was fun and things ran pretty smooth.
All fun time…smiles and no frowns or huh o’s 👍🏽
There were a couple of Huh o's, but nothing serious. The very common running the wrong way through a turnout. Everyone seemed to enjoy it. Thanks Anthony!
wow, that is awesome
@@afleetcommand thanks!
Hey Dennis it is really cool getting the whole family involved.
Thanks Sierge! It was a good time!
Very cool to see the family railroading together, Dennis. It’s great when your layout lets you do ops sessions or just running the trains. Happy ya, brother. 😁😎👍🏼
Thanks Andrew, I think everyone had a good time!
That was great, Dennis. It gives you a chance to work the bugs out and not get your chops broken with a regular crew. The layout looks wonderful and the family looked like they had fun. The kids love the camera, momma, not so much, lol.
Yeah, the wife is a little camera shy, but she did enjoy picking up imaginary hobos at all the stations! Unfortunately the others were only visiting for a week or so. They live in Montana, so no regular crew!
Looked like a great time was had by all! 🎉
Yes, it was a good time!
Looks like everybody had a good time running Trains on your fine Layout.
Yes, I think everyone had a good time, thanks for stopping by Bob!
Nice to see the family helping out
It was nice, and they seemed to enjoy it!
Nice to see that your family are actively engaged with the model railroad.
Thanks, yes they seemed to enjoy it!
well not sure how smooth that went, but everyone is smiling, so SUCCESS
Overall it went really well. There were a couple of driving errors due to misaligned turnouts but everything ran smooth. Now I have a pretty good idea of how a more serious session might go.
Looking good!
Thanks @palanthon
Looks like a very successful weekend. Everyone was smiling.
I think they did seem to genuinely enjoy it. If only they didn't live in Montana! lol.
Is it me or is it exciting to see young people getting into the hobby?
I agree, it's nice to see kids actually interact with human beings, and trains!
That looked like fun. I love the Conductor's hat. Gotta get me one of those.
LOL, the hat was a Christmas present a few years ago. She also had a whistle to go with it.
Very nice, and congratulations on getting to this point in development.
Thank you very much!
You're welcome.
Great way to
Spend time as a family!
I think everyone really enjoyed it!
Cool to see your family enjoying ops on the layout.
Thanks Roy!
Very cool, Dennis! Looks like they all had a blast and things ran well too!
Yes, it all went very well. Only a few short circuits due to misaligned turnouts but the circuit breakers worked and there wasn't any serious issues. Thanks for stopping by Paul!
looking good,and it only gets better from there I'm sure.
Things went well, thanks for stopping by!
That is very cool! The entire family is running the layout, and they know they know how. Congratulations sir, your family is amazing.
Thank you very much! Everyone did very well considering it was all their first time to mess with trains and turnouts.
Awesome to share the hobby with family! Your layout looks great. I can’t wait to see what you do with it.
Thanks! I still have a lot to do, but it's a labor of love.
A very nice video with a great vibe! Greetings from Denmark 🇩🇰🇺🇸
Thank you very much!
Very cool Dennis, it’s always a fun time when no matter what you build, the whole family gets to enjoy your creation with you! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for stopping by Kyle!
Dennis this was really great to see. Family. Thank you for sharing this with us
Thanks Chris, it was enjoyable!
awesome to see these shots of the layout! what better way to break in the layout than with family :)
Thanks John! They enjoyed it!!
Very cool Dennis, looks like good times 🤠
Thanks Randy, I think they all enjoyed it!
This video made my heart happy. =)
@@donwhead I thought it turned out
Pretty good! Thanks Don.
Congratulations on your first Operation session! Up next, NMRA convention.
LOL, maybe! ;-)
According to the Sly one, "It's a family affair!"❤. . . . . 🚂
LOL!
That was fun to watch!!! Enjoyed the music too!!!! You have a GREAT layout Dennis!!!! Can't wait to see some scenery, but run it and run it to find any faults first!!!! It's easy to change stuff before scenery is put down!!!! Wish my family would run with me!!!!
Thanks Dave! Yes, there is a lot of self induced pressure to start scenery but I know I should operate as much as possible to find issues before I begin. Thanks for stopping by!
@@OtterCreek I think I ran my layout for about a year before I tarted any real scenery. I worked out any bugs while the working was easy. Love the layout!!! COOL!!!
Looks like it went well.
It did! I think they enjoyed "playing trains". lol
😊😊😊😊😊
Thanks for stopping by!
I think I've seen 2 of your helpers before. They look very familiar. 😂
LOL, could be!
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Thanks Lynn!
Amazing! Stupid question from the other side of the ocean: is this 12mm or 10mm? I don't know what it is in inch.
I'm not sure how to answer. Over on this side of the ocean this is called HOn3. HO scale and 3 feet Narrow Gauge. It is 1:87 scale or what I think equates to 1:221 centimeters. The prototype track, rail head to rail head measures 3 feet, or just shy of one meter. I'm not sure what the modeled track measures, it's probably a bit over scale from the prototype. Hope that helps! Thanks for stopping in!
@@OtterCreek Thanks, than you can use or use standard Peco tracks and it is more or less 12mm. Thanks, we call it H0m, but it is still narrow gauge.
Your steam locomotives look awesome! And your layout is incredible. 😍 Thanks for sharing!
What area of Montana are they from? If they're close by I'd love to invite them to an operating session at my Friend's Mullan pass Layout that i do a lot of filming on.
Kalispell
@@OtterCreek No Way! I have friend's who are making a new Model Railroad club near there! I'm in hamilton, not that far from them!